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Ape Long-Term Memory of Familiar Faces by crabmaster257 is a document available to read on EtoBox.

The document presents research showing that both chimpanzees and bonobos recognize familiar individuals from their social groups even after many years of separation. An eye-tracking experiment revealed that apes looked longer at former groupmates compared to unfamiliar conspecifics, indicating long-term social memory. The strength of this memory did not decrease with longer separation times, suggesting recognition may persist for decades. Apes also showed stronger looking preferences for individuals they ha

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